Recultivation of quarries
Abstract
Quarries make for a deep rent in the land that is usually visible from afar. It is thus of primary importance to foster a natural vegetation cover without tiers, and tests are being run which involve the following measures. Structured blasting: ¿ Smoothing and flattening the hard edges of the quarrying face; ¿ Provision of a greater variety of structures, including niches, hollows and rough surfaces, which offer a better environment for natural seeding; ¿ Breaking or eliminating, as far as possible without endangering safety, the line of tiers; ¿ Creating ideal conditions for subsequent revegetation using hydroseeding; ¿ Optical re-integration of the surfaces. Hydroseeding: ¿ Use of appropriate seed mixtures of ground-preparing species (grasses, herbs, shrubs) to achieve initial revegetation. ¿ Encouraging pioneer vegetation which fixes and fosters natural seeding.¿ Growth of natural vegetation. No humus layer is applied to the surfaces to be revegetated.Objectives: ¿ Optimum re-integration of stripped quarry faces. ¿ Rapid revegetation to disguise the highly visible surfaces. ¿ Encouragement of a site-related, natural plant community. Several experimental areas are currently laid out in lime and dolomite quarries. The experience and insights gained from them will be used as a basis for developing ideal seed mixtures and blasting techniques to improve recultivation of quarries.
Schlagworte soil bioengineering
Publikationen
Die Rekultivierung von Schottergruben und Steinbrüchen.
Autoren: Florineth, F Jahr: 1999
Originalbeitrag in Fachzeitschrift
Rekultivierung von Abbauflächen deren Einbindung in die Landschaft.
Autoren: Florineth, F. Jahr: 1999
Originalbeitrag in Sammelwerk
Neue Wege in der Rekultivierung von Steinbrüchen. Bad Häring - Steinbruch am Pölven/ Tirol
Autoren: Florineth, F., Hüfing, G. Jahr: 2002
Projektbericht
Endbericht der Rekultivierungsversuche im Dolomitensandwerk Berndorf der Sand- und Schotterwerke Steinhof/ Niederösterreich
Autoren: Florineth, F., Hüfing, G. Jahr: 2002
Projektbericht
Mitarbeiter*innen
Florin Florineth
Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dr.phil. Florin Florineth
florin.florineth@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.01.1999 - 01.01.2001